Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is a pervasive and alarming issue that affects individuals worldwide, cutting across cultures, societies, and socioeconomic backgrounds. It refers to any harmful act perpetrated against an individual based on their gender, disproportionately affecting women and girls. GBV includes various forms of violence such as physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological abuse, as well as harmful practices like forced marriages, female genital mutilation, and human trafficking. In the context of humanitarian action, addressing GBV becomes even more critical as conflicts, natural disasters, and displacement often exacerbate existing gender inequalities and expose individuals to increased risks of violence. Humanitarian agencies recognize the urgent need to integrate a gender perspective into their work, ensuring that the specific needs, capacities, and vulnerabilities of women, men, girls, and boys are taken into account.

1. Understand gender-based violence: Gain a comprehensive understanding of gender-based violence, its causes, consequences, and the global frameworks and policies addressing GBV in humanitarian contexts.
2. Mainstream gender in humanitarian action: Learn to integrate gender considerations into humanitarian response and programming, promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment.
3. Conduct gender analysis: Develop skills in conducting gender analysis to identify gender-specific needs, vulnerabilities, and risks in humanitarian settings.
4. Prevent and respond to gender-based violence: Acquire strategies for preventing and responding to GBV, including coordination, survivor support, and community engagement.
5. Plan and implement gender-responsive programs: Learn to integrate gender considerations in program planning, monitoring, and evaluation, ensuring resource allocation and decision-making processes promote gender equality.
6. Advocate for gender equality and women’s rights: Develop the capacity to advocate for gender-responsive practices, influence policies, and collaborate with stakeholders to address GBV and promote gender equality in humanitarian action.

This course aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to mainstream gender, prevent and respond to gender-based violence, conduct gender analysis, and plan and implement gender-responsive programs in humanitarian contexts.

1. Enhanced program effectiveness: The course equips participants with knowledge and practical skills to integrate gender analysis, mainstreaming strategies, and effective GBV prevention and response approaches into their programs.
2. Improved organizational capacity: By attending the course, organizations can enhance their capacity to mainstream gender considerations across all sectors and stages of humanitarian response.
3. Strengthened partnerships: The course provides opportunities for networking and collaboration with other participants from diverse organizations and backgrounds. This can lead to the establishment of partnerships and the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and good practices.
4. Compliance with international standards and commitments
5. Improved monitoring and evaluation

The Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Mainstreaming, and Analysis course is designed for a diverse range of professionals and stakeholders working in the field of humanitarian action, gender equality, and social development. The course is beneficial for:

• Humanitarian practitioners
• Gender and development specialists
• Policy-makers and government officials
• Civil society and community-based organizations
• Researchers and academics

Overall, the course is relevant for individuals and organizations committed to addressing GBV, mainstreaming gender considerations, and promoting gender equality within the context of humanitarian action.

5 – 10 days

However, the duration can be adjusted based on the specific needs and pace of the participants.

Module 1: Introduction to Gender-Based Violence

• Understanding the concept of gender-based violence
• Examining the root causes and consequences of GBV
• Analyzing the intersectionality of GBV with gender, culture, and power dynamics
• Exploring the global frameworks and policies addressing GBV in humanitarian settings

Module 2: Mainstreaming Gender in Humanitarian Action

• Integrating gender considerations into humanitarian response and programming
• Understanding the importance of gender analysis in identifying vulnerabilities and risks
• Promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in humanitarian contexts
• Implementing gender-responsive approaches in needs assessment and program design

Module 3: Gender Analysis in Humanitarian Settings

• Conducting gender analysis to identify gender-specific needs and risks
• Applying gender analysis tools and frameworks
• Addressing gender disparities and inequalities in humanitarian programming
• Incorporating gender considerations in data collection and analysis

Module 4: Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence

• Developing strategies for preventing and mitigating GBV in humanitarian settings
• Strengthening coordination and referral mechanisms for GBV response
• Providing survivor-centered and multi-sectoral support to GBV survivors
• Promoting community engagement and awareness on GBV prevention and response

Module 5: Gender-Responsive Program Planning and Implementation

• Integrating gender considerations in program planning and implementation
• Developing gender-responsive indicators and monitoring mechanisms
• Ensuring gender equality in resource allocation and decision-making processes
• Evaluating and learning from gender-responsive programs and interventions

Module 6: Advocacy and Policy Development

• Advocating for gender equality and women’s rights in humanitarian action
• Influencing policy development and implementation at local and global levels
• Collaborating with stakeholders to promote gender-responsive practices
• Promoting accountability and transparency in addressing GBV and gender-related issues